Some phone, cable companies offer breaks after Sandy

3:58 PM,
Nov. 15, 2012

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As elected officials call for rebates to consumers who suffered Sandy-related power outages, some companies are already offering breaks.

Cablevision, Verizon and AT&T, among others, said they will give various discounts to customers in storm-affected areas.

"We routinely credit our customers when they're out of service, whether for power outages or other reasons where service has been impacted," Verizon spokesman John Bonomo wrote in an email. "We will of course do the same for those affected by Hurricane Sandy." ...